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Slippery and tasty: Four cult drinks from the 80s to remix
The parties of the 80’s were wild. The cult drinks of the decade still taste great today – even if you sip them out of a straw.
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Perms, walkmans and synth-pop – that’s what most people think of when they think of the eighties. The decade also had aperitifs such as the Kir Royal or shots in the form of the Slippery Nippel up its sleeve. Four recipes of the cult drinks from the eighties to mix and taste.
“Anyone who can remember the eighties didn’t experience it,” said the great Falco (real name Johann “Hans” Hölzel, born February 19, 1957 in Vienna, died February 6, 1998) about his musically probably most successful decade. There are likely to be many reasons for this among other things the drinks they allowed themselves to accompany his hits like “Rock Me Amadeus”. But which ones were they again? Well, if you can’t remember it 100 percent, this article with four iconic drinks of the ’80s will get you started.
Kir Royal: An aperitif to start
What unites many cocktails and drinks of the eighties are their partly slippery names. The Kir Royal is no exception: if you don’t know that it’s a French aperitif, you might think it’s a sinful pleasure establishment. Loud International Bartenders Association (IBA) the Kir Royal consists of 90 milliliterschampagne and ten milliliters Creme de cassis. The preparation is very easy, because you don’t need a cocktail shaker & Co. Simply pour the crème de cassis into the glass and top up with champagne – done. The Kir Royal is usually served in a champagne glass.
Slippery Nipples: Ahead of its time
Janet Jackson made the nipple flasher really famous in 2004 at the Superbowl. It is not known whether the musician got the inspiration from the “Slippery Nipple” or even drank one beforehand. What remains to be said, however, is that the name of the shot was a good 30 years ahead of its time. The layering of the various spirits and the syrup makes it an eye-catcher. All you need for that is loud diffordsguide Sambuca, cream liqueur and Pomegranate Syrup. First pour some syrup into the pin, followed by the sambuca. This is followed by the Baileys. For the benefit.
Long Island Iced Tea: A timeless classic
If Kir Royal and Slippery Nippel survived the time rather badly, he is pleased Long Island Iced Tea still very popular today. Two bartenders are arguing about its origins: Robert “Rosebud” Butt claims that he mixed the cocktail for the first time in 1972 at “Oak Beach In” in Long Island (New York). Another story goes that Long Island Iced Tea was invented by an “Old Man Bishop” in the USA during Prohibition (1920s). Not a real 80’s drink, then, but like Falco, it enjoyed great popularity throughout the decade and beyond.
Today, however, there is agreement on the recipe. Loud IBA A Long Island Iced Tea includes 15 milliliters each of vodka, tequila, white rum, gin and Cointreau. This is joined by 30 milliliters of lime juice and 20 milliliters of sugar syrup. Put all of this in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes and shake well before pouring it into a crystal glass. Only then is cola added to the mix – and the Long Island Iced Tea is ready.
B 52: The coffee shot
Finally, an iconic pick-me-up shot of the eighties: the B 52. If the party lasted longer than the body wanted, then as now, only caffeine helped. This is exactly what the B 52 provided to the party community 40 years ago. Loud diffordsguide include half a shot of coffee liqueur in the B 52, for example Kahluaa third shot cream liqueur and cognac orange liqueur like Grand Marnier and in that exact order. As with the Slippery Nipple, layers are created from the different spirits. If the name sounds familiar to you, that’s because the B 52 was the forerunner of the B 53, B 54 and B 55.
Swell:International Bartenders Organization, Difford’s Guide
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